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I have started playing necromancer recently, and I would like to know peoples opinions on what is the best necromancer, and why. By that I mean what kind of weapons and skills and traits should I get?
If you respond, thank you for your time
Your opinion on the best Necromancer
Our only tpvp viable spec is conditionmancer, that spec is achieved by going full 30 pts in curses and distributing rest in death magic, blood magic, or soul reaping, depending on what flavor you like. Spite as “power” tree is useless due to power not affecting condition dmg and most of minor and major traits are not related to conditions. Other builds with dagger and axe aka power spec is simply put worse because no matter how you spec you will always end up being in significantly worse position than any other class doing that spec. Minion master doesn’t work mostly because of pet ai.
Dagger/Focus
Staff
Dagger/Focus gives me 3 of my 5 weapons skills that steal life.
I use the healing well in slot 6
I use the high damage well in slot 7
I use the bleed mark in slot 8
I use the group rez mark in slot 9
I use Lich in slot 10.
At level 80, I have 24,200 HP. Power and Vitality are the main stats. Heal power does not seem to help my life taps which is bull crap.
I can live forever, even vs a group of players in WvW. Done it many times. I can normally hold my ground while others on my team run out of combat regen and come back into the fight.
The only issue is that I have to use a staff in PvP and WvW most of the time. If i could stay with my Dagger/focus, I would be even better.
Everything in this build is about being able to keep up with my lifetaps vs incoming damage and for the most part this is not an issue in PvE at all. Dungeons can be hard depending on others in my group.
I am not the best DPS or Support or tank but I can play any role I am needed to play and I can live longer than any class.
Obviously, Tilron is the best necromancer.
It depends on what you are doing with it?
I like axe/dagger for PvE. I prefer Staff (and rarely switch out of it) for WvW, and Scepter/Dagger seems to be about the only real sPvP/tPvP weapons.
the AI necromancer in the mists. they can do 7-9k damage with life siphon and 3k dagger moves